Creating hollow forms on the hydraulic press…

It’s something I haven’t done in quite a while. I’ve had my hydraulic press for over twenty years and when I first acquired it, I worked with it a lot! I sawed my own die forms and made a lot of beads and components as shown in my “Harvest” necklace above. In the past ten or so years, I’ve woefully neglected my press and missed out on adding 3-D elements using its capabilities in my recent works. Well, I’ve found my stash of dies (shown below) and I’m ready to have a go again…it’s time to play!

Thank you, Carol! Cloisonné is something I haven’t done is such a long time as well. I have a drawer filled with powdered enamels, but I’m not enticed to get back into enameling at the moment. Maybe someday?

Barbara Briggs

Barbara is an artist specializing in One-of-a-Kind art jewelry and adornment. She hopes to inspire others to create beautiful objects. Follow her blog by signing up at: http://barbarabriggsdesigns.com/follow-my-blog/